Switched at Birth

PREVIOUSLY ON "SWITCHED AT BIRTH"...

YOUR PROTEST HAS FORCED THE SCHOOL BOARD

TO RECONSIDER CLOSING CARLTON,

- BUT THERE WILL BE SOME CHANGES. - 50% HEARING?

WE ALL REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE SO SURE

THAT THE WAY WE FELT WOULD NEVER CHANGE.

WE'RE GONNA BE HELPING COMMUNITIES IN PERU FOR SIX MONTHS.

ARE YOU BARBARA SALZ?

DELLA PORTA IS YOUR RESTAURANT, RIGHT?

- YOU AND I COULD BE COMPETITORS. - UNLESS WE TEAM UP.

- IT'S YOUR MONEY. IT'S YOUR BUSINESS. - IT'S OUR MONEY.

- THOSE AREN'T MINE. - HOW COULD YOU SLEEP WITH SOMEONE ELSE?

BAY AND I WERE A SUMMER THING.

SEX IS A BIG DEAL AND YOU DON'T JUST HAVE IT WITH SOMEONE ELSE

BECAUSE YOU'RE BEING SENT OVERSEAS.

- YOU DIDN'T DO IT. - YOU CAN'T TELL HER.

POLITICS CAN BE A DIRTY BUSINESS.

PEOPLE END UP DOING THINGS THAT CAN RUIN LIVES.

SO YOU ACTUALLY THOUGHT YOU COULD GET AWAY WITH BLACKMAILING A SENATOR?

- Kathryn: HOW BAD IS IT? - SENT IT.

John: SHE USED A PHONE TO TRANSMIT A THREAT.

THAT IS A FELONY. THAT COULD MEAN JAIL TIME.

I NEVER SAW THIS COMING. NOT FROM YOU.

YOU DESERVE TO BE HERE.

TIME TO WAKE UP.

- YOU OKAY? - YEAH.

FIRST DAY OF SENIOR YEAR.

FIRST DAY OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, TOO.

YOU NERVOUS?

ACTUALLY, I'M GLAD IT'S HERE.

YOU READY FOR A FRESH START, HUH?

HEY, AREN'T YOU EXCITED?

THERE'S GONNA BE ALL THESE NEW KIDS AT CARLTON.

MAYBE YOU'LL MAKE SOME NEW FRIENDS.

YEAH, 'CAUSE DEAF KIDS ARE ALWAYS SO WELCOMING TO NEW HEARING KIDS.

- MORNING. YOU HUNGRY? - A LITTLE.

- I'LL TAKE A MUFFIN. - HERE.

JOHN, HURRY! TIME FOR THE PHOTO!

I'M HERE. I'M HERE.

- GOOD MORNING. - HI.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT GOING FOR A RUN LATER, IF YOU WANT TO JOIN.

WOULD THAT BEFORE OR AFTER YOUR PROBATION?

ALL RIGHT, GET TOGETHER, YOU GUYS. HERE'S THE SIGN.

- TAKE TWO. - FIRST ONE OF THESE I'M NOT IN.

AND THE LAST ONE FOR ALL OF US.

- OHH. - HERE WE GO. READY?

- THERE WE GO. - AHH.

HEY, GUYS, OUT OF O.J.

WHY DON'T YOU STOCK YOUR OWN FRIDGE, MR. MARRIED MAN?

OKAY, THAT'S MY CUE TO DISAPPEAR.

I GOT A PHONE DATE WITH NIKKI IN A FEW MINUTES ANYWAY.

BAY, HAVE YOU TALKED TO TY? HOW'S HE DOING?

OH, HE'S GREAT. YEAH, HE'S OFF AT SOME SECRET LOCATION TRAINING,

BUT HE'S DOING GOOD. VERY FOCUSED.

WE GOTTA GO.

- MM-HMM. - OH, ME TOO.

THANKS FOR THE MUFFIN.

- LATER, GATORS. - BYE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY'RE GONNA BE GONE SO SOON.

HONEY, COME ON, THEY'RE GROWING UP.

YEAH, WELL, AS SOON AS THE GIRLS GO OFF TO COLLEGE,

REGINA'S GONNA MOVE IN WITH ANGELO.

AND ADRIANNA'S GONNA GO BACK TO PUERTO RICO

AND THE WHOLE FAMILY IS JUST GONNA BE POOF.

COME ON, THE WORLD'S GONNA BE OUR OYSTER.

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE NEVER GONNA SEE 'EM AGAIN.

SWEETIE, YOU'RE BEING SILLY.

SEE YOU TONIGHT.

LOOK, I SHOULDN'T HAVE COME OVER THE OTHER NIGHT. I'M SORRY.

I CAN'T KEEP COMING TO YOU CRYING ABOUT OTHER GUYS.

IT'S NOT COOL.

DID YOU TELL DAPHNE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN ME AND TY?

BECAUSE I REALLY WANNA KEEP THE WHOLE THING--

DAPHNE AND REGINA ARE FRIENDS OF HIS,

AND I DON'T THINK HE'D APPRECIATE ME, LIKE,

TELLING THE WHOLE WORLD ABOUT HIS SEX LIFE.

OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?

NEXT YEAR I'M GONNA BE IN ART SCHOOL IN NEW YORK

AND THIS WHOLE PLACE WILL BE A MILLION MILES AWAY.

BECAUSE CLEARLY,

THEY KNOW SOMETHING WE DON'T.

PLEASE, EVERYBODY, WE'VE GOT A LOT TO COVER TODAY.

SO TAKE YOUR SEAT. EVERYONE, PLEASE.

I'D LIKE TO GO OVER THE SYLLABUS.

- ( all talking at once ) - ( hip-hop music playing )

I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS MY EXPECTATIONS OF YOU.

WILL YOU PLEASE JUST ALL STOP TALKING AND LET HER START CLASS?

EXCUSE ME, I'M HAVING A CONVERSATION HERE.

YEAH, SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOUR CALL.

ARE YOU IN CHARGE? I DON'T THINK SO.

EVERYONE JUST CALM DOWN, PLEASE. MISS...

SHAREE. YOU CAN CALL ME THAT.

MISS SHAREE.

( class whooping, laughing )

Ms. Troyer: THANK YOU.

NOW I'D LIKE TO START THIS MORNING BY READING ALOUD

FROM OUR FIRST BOOK "GREAT EXPECTATIONS."

JUST DON'T MAKE ME LISTEN TO HER READ.

WHY NOT, SHAREE? SHE PROBABLY READS BETTER THAN YOU.

- READ THIS! - ( shouting )

LADIES, STOP THAT!

ALL RIGHT, STOP IT. EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME.

STOP THAT! STOP THAT!

STOP IT!

GO TO THE OFFICE, BOTH OF YOU! NOW!

SIT DOWN, EVERYONE, SIT DOWN.

SIT DOWN. GO.

IT'S THE TYPICAL DISRESPECT THE ARTS GETS,

AS IF A MONKEY COULD TEACH IT.

NO, BUT HE IS THE ORCHESTRA TEACHER.

HE'S PRACTICALLY HAVING US DO A CONNECT-THE-DOTS WORKSHEET.

I DON'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND. I DON'T BELONG TO ANY CLUBS.

THE ONLY THING I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO

ABOUT COMING BACK HERE WAS ART.

"SENIOR ELECTIVE PERMISSION SLIP."

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU!

THANK YOU.

I'M GONNA BE LATE TO WORK.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE MAKING ME WAIT A WHOLE YEAR.

NOT FOR SEX, JUST TO LIVE TOGETHER.

- BUT I'M LONELY. - ( ringing )

WHAT-- WHAT-- WHAT IS THAT?

THAT'S LEO AND VICTOR.

- YOU BETTER ZIP UP. - STAY.

I HAVE A VIDEO CHAT WITH ABBY.

- I WANT YOU TO GET TO KNOW HER. - I CAN'T.

SHE'S YOUR DAUGHTER. AND I HAVE TO GO.

GO.

Kathryn: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SEEING ME ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.

MY HUSBAND DOESN'T BELIEVE IN PSYCHIATRY

SO I DIDN'T TELL HIM I WAS COMING IN.

SO WHAT'S GOING ON?

WELL, OUR 19-YEAR-OLD SON

JUST GOT MARRIED AGAINST OUR WISHES.

OUR DAUGHTERS ARE LEAVING FOR COLLEGE IN JUST A FEW MONTHS.

AND MY HUSBAND IS GETTING HELL FROM HIS COLLEAGUES

FOR SOMETHING HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH.

- WHAT ABOUT YOU? - ME?

I'M USED TO CHANGE.

BUT EVER SINCE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE SWITCH,

IT'S JUST BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.

AND I'M BUSY ALL THE TIME

WITH MY HUSBAND'S THINGS AND MY KIDS,

BUT I JUST DON'T FEEL EXCITED ABOUT ANYTHING.

SOMETIMES I FEEL,

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN IT.

UNTETHERED?

- LIKE I'M WATCHING MYSELF FLOAT AWAY. - HMM.

I'D LIKE TO START YOU

ON 50 MG A DAY.

CALL ME IN ABOUT SIX WEEKS.

SO THAT'S IT?

JUST TAKE THESE AND I'LL FEEL BETTER?

YOU MIGHT. A LOT OF THESE THINGS ARE CHEMICAL.

OKAY. GOOD.

THAT SEEMS EASY.

HI.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY "PEACE."

I'M SURE IT'S WEIRD FOR YOU TO BE AT A SCHOOL WITH A BUNCH OF DEAF KIDS,

BUT WE'RE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

YOU JUST HAVE TO FACE US AND ENUNCIATE.

AND A LOT OF US ARE HAPPY

YOU GUYS ARE HERE, 'CAUSE FOR A WHILE THERE,

IT LOOKED LIKE WE WERE GONNA BE SPLIT UP

AND SENT TO A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.

THEN ME AND A BUNCH OF OTHER KIDS

ORGANIZED THIS, LIKE, PROTEST,

AND SO ANYWAY THE SCHOOL BOARD DECIDED TO KEEP CARLTON OPEN

AND SEND IN A BUNCH OF HEARING KIDS.

- AND SO-- - AND SO WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY IS

00 A.M., SITTING ON A BUS FOR 45 MINUTES,

SPLITTING UP FROM MY FRIENDS BECAUSE MY SCHOOL CLOSED, IS BECAUSE OF YOU?

NOW I KNOW WHO TO THANK FOR BEING STUCK IN A SCHOOL FULL OF DUMBASSES.

WE'RE NOT DUMB. WE'RE DEAF.

I DON'T MEAN YOU.

I MEAN US.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THIS IS THE DUMPING GROUND FOR ALL THE SCREW-UPS AND LOSERS

THAT NONE OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS WANTED.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROTEST.

GOOD JOB THERE.

ART IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER.

TRUE OR FALSE?

- TRUE. - IF IT'S TRUE, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?

- ( class laughing ) - ART IS SUBJECTIVE.

BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS YOU CAN LEARN SO YOU WON'T SOUND LIKE AN IGNORAMUS

THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

WELCOME TO THEORIES OF MODERN ART.

- AND YOU'RE LATE. - I'M SORRY. I LOST MY PLEDGE PIN.

- I HAD TO DO 50 PUSH-UPS. - AH. OF COURSE.

- HAZING SEASON. - OMEGA PSI!

- AND THEN BOWLING? - NO, MA'AM.

IF YOU LOSE YOUR PLEDGE PIN, THEY MAKE YOU CARRY AROUND A BRICK.

BUT IF YOU'RE CAUGHT WITHOUT THAT BRICK,

YOU GOTTA CARRY THE BOWLING BALL.

AND IF YOU LOSE THAT?

- A LIVE CHICKEN. - ( laughing )

I ASSUME YOU'RE MILES CONROY.

- TANK. - TANK.

I'M PROFESSOR LEDARSKY.